§ 53. Colonel YATEasked the Prime Minister whether the investigation by the sub-committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence on the question of the erection of grain elevators and silos similar to those now in use in Liverpool for the better storage of grain at the various ports in the United Kingdom has been completed; whether the erection of these silos has been approved of; and, if so, what measures he proposes to adopt to secure their erection in peace time before it becomes too late on the outbreak of war?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe matter is still under consideration.